Women in the Bible
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Rachel
Originally posted 5/5/24 Have you ever done something that favored one child over another? We are going to look at Rachel’s story in Genesis. She was a young girl who was planning to marry a man. The plans were made and the feast was to begin. At the last minute, her father substituted her sister
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Rebekah
Originally posted 4/30/24 Would you have wanted your parents to pick out your spouse? It seems very foreign to us but it used to be very common for a marriage to be arranged. Sarah and just been buried and Abraham was approaching the end of his life. He wanted Isaac to marry, He didn’t want
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Hagar
Originally posted 4/9/24 Have you ever felt like you had no options for your life? Have you ever felt like you were trapped and had nowhere to turn? Hagar was that woman. Hagar was Sarah’s servant. Sarah was unable to give Abraham a child so Sarah took matters in her own hands. Sarah gave Hagar
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Rahab
Originally posted 3/19/24 In our society, there is a misconception that you must be perfect to be used by God. In Joshua 2 we meet a woman who has a profound effect on the lives of the Israelites. Rahab was clearly used by God. This is a secret–Rahab wasn’t perfect. She was a sinful woman,
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Jael
Originally posted 3/12 We have already looked at Deborah the judge in Judges 4. Now we will look at Jael. You can read the entire story in Judges 4. #faith, #Bible, #Scriptures, #Christian Women, #Discipleship, #womenintheBible Jael lived at a time when Israel was doing whatever it wanted to do. They had ceased to follow God.
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Miriam
Originally posted 2/27/24 Most of us are familiar with the story of Moses in Exodus 2 which is the first time we meet his sister, Miriam. Moses was born at a time when Pharoah ordered all Hebrew male babies to be killed. Moses was hidden for three months. When he could not be hidden any
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The Women at Jesus’s Tomb
Originally posted 2/6/24 Matt 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-Mark 16:8, Luke 24:1-Luke 24:10, John 20:1 I have often heard it said that the women at Jesus’ tomb were the first women pastors because they reported Jesus’ resurrection. By all intents and purposes, these women were Old Testament women still bound by the old covenants. The church did
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The Proverbs 31 Woman–The Woman We Love to Hate
Originally Posted 1/30/24 Proverbs 31 is commonly quoted as the characteristics of the perfect woman. She is the woman that so many love to hate. I recently was part of a group of ladies who spent some time discussing the “Proverbs 31 Woman”. Some women felt it was a list of impossible attributes. It was